MISSA
Registered Name: METCHOSIN INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Business No: 107768087RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and have been issued a charitable registration number.
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MISSA, more commonly known now as its simplified acronym, began as the Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, in Metchosin, BC, back in 1984. for more than three decades, MISSA has been hosting local, national and international instructors who engage with students in an intense multidisciplinary environment. MISSA welcomes adult students from Canada and beyond to participate in an artistic immersion for two weeks every summer in a retreat like setting.
The MISSA 2026 Summer Arts Program will run July 18 - 31, 2026. We are returning to Pearson College on the graceful shores of Pedder Bay in Metchosin - a homecoming to the place that nurtured our programing and community. Each summer artists gather together to share in spirited creative community over this two week artistic intensive. It’s easy to understand why so many return year after year to be part of the ‘MISSA Magic’!
The MISSA Mandate is to foster the arts in British Columbia by bringing together, in a fiscally responsible manner, in an environment rich in natural and artistic stimulation, acclaimed practicing artists to share their knowledge and inspire serious students and professionals to explore and develop their artistic fields in a multi-disciplinary milieu.
MISSA Aims and Objectives are to provide the maximum benefit to the individual student through an inspired hands-on teaching approach with a small class size.
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